The Mexican Traveler: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHidden off Highway 174 near Blum, about an hour south of Fort Worth, is a historical marker honoring Philip Nolan as an “early-day explorer, horse wrangler, and accused spy” whose “death aroused a wave of indignation that led to the Independence of Texas.” The marker, with its romanticized memory of Nolan as a precursor to... Read more »
Civil Rights in Black and Brown
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesIn honor of African American History Month, join us as we welcome Dr. Todd Moye, co-author of Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas. In this talk based upon the book, Moye will delve into the rich history of the two civil rights movements that flourished in mid-twentieth-century Texas, and... Read more »
Oral History of Fort Worth and the Kennedy Assassination
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesDo you have memories of JFK's 1963 visit to Fort Worth? Maybe just curious about his final days in Texas? If so, then join us this month when Stephen Fagin,... Read more »